Name: Jazz Thursday featuring Barbara King and The Spirit of Jazz
Start: 2026-05-14T17:30:00-04:00
Location: Sarasota Art Museum

Jazz Thursday featuring Barbara King and The Spirit of Jazz

Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College of Art + Design is a catalyst for appreciation and understanding of the art of our time. As a platform for education, exposure, and experimentation, the Museum inspires new ideas and new ways of being through an endless rotation of transformative, relevant, and pioneering exhibitions and programs designed to elevate and empower all by cultivating discerning visual thinkers and ethical citizens.

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Join us for live jazz at Sarasota Art Museum, co-hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota.

Join us for live jazz at Sarasota Art Museum, co-hosted by the Jazz Club of Sarasota, featuring Barbara King and The Spirit of Jazz and extended hours in the galleries, Bistro, and SHOP!Sip on refreshing cocktails and enjoy small bites in the Bistro. Each second Thursday of the month features a different style of jazz–from straight-ahead to free jazz, bebop to swing–programmed in partnership with Jazz Club of Sarasota. Galleries are open until 7 pm on Jazz Thursdays.Jazz Thursday activities:<ul><li>Enjoy a performance from Barbara King and The Spirit of Jazz on the Marcy &amp; Michael Klein Plaza from 5:30 pm to 8 pm</li></ul><ul><li>Grab dinner and drinks at Bistro, which opens at 5 pm, serving a special evening menu, beer, wine, and cocktails.</li></ul><ul><li>Explore the exhibitions in our galleries, with hours extended to 7 pm.</li></ul><ul><li>Treasure hunt in SHOP all evening!</li></ul>CHECK-INCheck-in will take place outside of the main gates beginning at 4:30 pm - early entry will not be permitted.For guest safety, personal chairs are not permitted on-site.FOOD AND BEVERAGEFood and Beverage are available for purchase on-site at the Bistro and at our cashless bars. Please refrain from bringing outside food and beverage.Members always receive their 10% discount in SHOP.Members receive a 10% discount on food and non-alcoholic beverages in Bistro. About Barbara King and The Spirit of JazzBrooklyn native Barbara King was introduced to jazz at an early age and has performed for audiences in Greece; Italy, Japan, Dubai and Eastern Europe; Cuba’s Havana International Jazz Festival, Jamaica, West Indies, and of course in New York City. Notable venues include Birdland, The Iridium, Brownstone Jazz, The Water Club, Sweet Rhythm, Tavern on the Green, Minton’s, Jazz Standard, The Kitano, Philadelphia’s Chris’ Jazz Café, and she was a regular at the legendary Lenox Lounge in Harlem. Barbara was the co-owner and musical director of the Sound Bite Restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, a jazz and blues venue that attracted many of the country’s top musicians. Her television appearances include WNBC Weekend Today in New York, Fox &amp; Friends Weekend, and Brooklyn Cable Access Television (BCAT), to name a few. She has also been invited twice to perform at the Smithsonian Institute’s Anacostia Museum – giving presentations on “The Ladies of Jazz” and a “Tribute to Sarah Vaughan”. Her debut CD, Perfect Timing, has earned critical acclaim with a combination of popular tunes and original compositions. Since relocating to Sarasota a year ago, Barbara has been actively engaged in the music scene locally and in surrounding areas in Southwest Florida. She performed in the Sarasota Jazz Festival, the Swan City Jazz Festival, and at Florida Studio Theatre in Downtown Sarasota, The Grill at 1951 in Port Charlotte, and for a host of private events. Barbara has often been compared to the legendary Sarah Vaughan, but definitely has a style all her own.

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